Attachment for journal boxes



Sept. 21 ,1020. 1,600,707

0. E. BARTLETT ATTACHMENT FOR JOURNAL BOXES Filed June 29, 1925 BY I A TTORNEYS Patented Sept. 21, 1923,

CLARENCE E. BARTLETT, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

ATTACHMENT Fon JOURNAL noxns.

Application filed'June 29, 1925 Serial No. 40,180.

theft of the brass associated with said. jour-:

nal box is rendered much more diflicult than heretofore.

As is well known, journal boxes of the type indicated above are each provided with a brass whichis arranged adjacent to the journal within the ournal box, said brass being provided with an inner face which is shaped to conform to the peripheral face of the-journal and being retained in its proper position by means of a wedge which is usually interposed between said brass and the top wall of the journal box. Prior to this invention it has been a rather easy task for a thief to steala brass, as it was only necessary for him to place a lifting jack beneath the journal box and raise said journal box a sufficient distance to permit the withdrawal of the brass, and because of the ease with which the'brasses could be removed the railroad operating'companies suffered a very great financial loss each year because'of the theft of a great number'of brasses. j

As an ordinary thingrrailroad yards and other places where railroad rolling stock is located are policed, so that for a thief to steal av brass Without detection he must work rapidly and noiselessly. With'the foregoing in mind, I have devised the attachment disclosed in the present application which, when associated with a journal box, will render it impossible for a thieftosteal the, brass thereof by jacking up said journal box as heretofore. \Vithmy improved attachment in place in a journal box the only way in which the brass may be removed from said journal box by a thief would be for him to drive the hinge pin which holds the lid of the journal box in place from its position and then remove both the lid and my improved attachment from the box. It isiquite apparent thatthis would beat timeconsumin and noise-roducin 0 eration and if attempted would inmost cases result in the discovery of the thief.- My improved attachment isof extremely simple construction, and when arranged in a journal box will not in any way interfere with the proper functioning of said journal box; \Vith the foregoing and other objects in View, the invention comprises the novel 'con- I struction, combination and arrangement ofparts hereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein is shown the preferred embodiment of the invention. However, it is to be 'understoodthat the invention comprehends changes, variations and modifications which come within the scope of the claims hereunto appended.-

Fig. I is a vertical section through a journal box provided with my improved attachment, a portion of theaxle associated with said journal box being broken away.

box illustrated in Fig I, a portion of the lid of saidv journal box being broken away.

Fig. III is a horizontal section-on line III-ill of Fig. I. Q

In the drawing, A designates a journal box of the ordinary type, said-journal box comprising rear, bottom, top and side walls arranged to produce a housing BI Therear wall of the journal boxillustrated 'in the vided with an opening E through which ac-j cess may be had to the interior of the hous ing B, whereby the introduction-of lubricantbearing waste into the housing is provided for. By referring to Fig. I it will be seen that the'ljournal box A is provided with a curved wall portion F at its lowerforward pig. II is a iront elevation of the journal with an inclinedwall portion F arranged adjacent to the opening E.

Extended upwardly from the top wall of the journal box A is a pair of ears G spaced apart from each other in a horizontal direction, said ears being formed integral with said top wall of sald box, as shown in Fig. I,

in the ears G and through theeyes K to. hingedly secure said lid J to the journal box.-

M designates a leaf spring which is secured to the lid J and is adapted tocoo'perate with l the faces on a lug N- in a manner to retain the lid J either in a closed position or in an open position. 0 designates a cover-plate llO 7 housing B.

at the top thereof are lugs R which are ferred to.

P designates the brass of the journal box A, said brass having an inner P shaped to correspond to the peripheral shape of the journal D and having an upturned portion P? atv its rearmost end. Q designates a wedge which is interposed between the brass P and the lower face of the top wall of the Arranged within the housing adapted to prevent the easy removal of the wedge I I .Tlius far I have described a ournal box of the coin-noon type which 'is-found in use on railroadsat the present time, and by referring to Fig. I of the drawing it is apparent that it would :be a very simple matter for a thief to extract the brass P from "said journal box by merely raising the journal boxby means of lifting jack a suiiicie'nt.

distance to permit the brass and the wedge to be'extracted. My improved attachment'is intended to prevent the removal of. the brass in the manner described, and this attachment will now be set forth.

I 1 designates a plate provided at its top with a' pair'of extensions 2 which are shaped 7 hence said brass-may not be passed through the openirlilge in. the plate 1 and through the opening in .the journal box when said plate lie in place. Located at the upper endoftheplate=1 is an integral band of ma,- terial 5 which extends transversely of said plate, as shown in Fig. II. This band of materialis longer. than the width of theopening E at the front of the journal box, and as a consequence it overlaps the side margins of said opening and contacts with the outer face of the front wall of the box adjacent to said opening. Secured to the transverse band of material 5 is a strip of material 6, said strip of material being of the same shape and dimensions'as the band of material '5" and being secured to said band of material 5 byrineans of rivets or other fastening devices 7. The-stripof material 6 isintended to-add strength to, the plate 1 at the point where it would probably b'esubj ected to strain in the event an attempt were niadeto extractthe brass *P from the journal box with the plate 1 in place.

To arrange any improved -'attachment in place in a ournal box, thelid of the journal box is raised and the-hinge pin'Lremoved.

The lower end of the plate 1 is then -introwith the eyes K at the upper end of the lid J r and with the openings H in the ears G on the top wall of the journal box, The hinge ,Epin In is then passed through said registering eyes '3 and K and through saidfopenings in the 'ears G, whereby the lid J is hingedly fixed to the journal box and the :piate 1 is rigidly fixed thereto. When the plate 1 is assembled as described, the opposite end portions of the transversely arranged band will contact with theouterface of the front wall of the journal box, whereby the lower end portion of said plate 1 is prevented from swinging inwardly with the hinge pinas a pivot, and also because the lowerend portion 1 of said plate 1. is in firm contact with the inner face of the wall portion F, said lower portion-of said plate will be prevented from swinging outwardly. It is therefore plain that the plate 1 is very rigidly interlocked with the journal box and held in a position whichwill prevent the removal of the members P, and because said plate is made of relatively heavy material 'itwould not be removing said hinge pin, after which the lid 1 J andplate 1 may be removed from the ournal box. As stated in the preamble of this specification, a thief of course may also remove the lid and. plate 1 as described, but

into the housing B, and the purpose of the curved portion ,of said opening at its upper end is to permit inspection of the brass P by an authorized person.

I claim: 7

1. A ournal box comprising a housing having-an openingin a wall thereof through whichaccessmay be had to the interior of said housing, a lid adapted to close said opening, a -hinge pin by means of which saidlid is'hingedly supported, a brass within-said housing and arranged adjacent to a journal extended into said housing, and means whereby the easy removal of said having an eye at its upper end through which brass is prevented, said means comprising a plate supported by said hinge pin and arranged adjacent to said opening, said plate said hinge pin passes and the lower portion of sa1d plate being 1n contact wlth the inside 7 face of said housing and an upper portion thereof being in contact with the outsideface of said housing, said plate being so posi tioned as to prevent the passage of the brass through said opening.

2. A journal box comprising a housing havingan opening in a Wall thereof through which access may be had to the interior of said housing, a lid adapted to close said opening, a brass arranged in said housing to contact with the ournal, and means whereby easy removal of sa1d brass is prevented,

said means comprising a plate adapted toprevent removal of the brass through said opening, said plate being interlocked with said housing to prevent displacement of the plate, and the interlocking means on said plate being partly inside of the housing to prevent outward displacement of the plate and partly outside of saidho-using to prevent inward displacement of said plate.

3. A journal box colnprising a housing having an opening in a wall thereof through which access may be had to the interior of said'housing, a lid adapted to close said opening, a hinge pin by means of which said lid is hingedly supported, a brass Within said housing and arranged adjacent to a journal extended into said housing, and means whereby the easy removal of said brass is prevented,-said means comprising a plate supported by said hinge pin and ar-' ranged adjacent to said opening, said plate being interlocked With said housing and the interlocking means on. the plate being partly inside and partly outside of said housing to prevent displacement of said plate, and said plate being so positioned as to'prevent the passage of the brass through said opening.

aflix my signature.

hereunto 1 CLARENCE E. BARTLETT. I

45 V In testimony that I claim the foregoing I 

